Absolutely gorgeous. Cherry cola, ripe raspberry, lemon thyme, fresh mushroom, and sweet tobacco. A harmony of primary fruit, earth, acid, and tannin. Will undoubtedly improve but if you have a few open and enjoy.
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aromas bounce out the glass from the get go. Ripe red fruit, smells stemmy, very aromatic. On the palate the fruit is ripe, sweet raspberries and strawberries. gentle tannins with little grip. absolutely stunning wine.
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Some spritz / dissolved CO2 upon opening, ala Fourrier. A good shake and decant blows that off, and you are left with a robust, purple fruited, somewhat stylized burgundy. Certainly representative of the vintage, a solid bottle for the price, but where you rate it will definitely depend on style preference.
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Enticing and complex aromatics, with cherry, spice, earth and rose notes. The palate couldn't match the excitement generated from the nose, but overall this was solid and enjoyable to drink. I don't recall any brett, and if there was, was not at all objectionable for me.
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Pale center, watery rim. Interesting aromatic combination of brambly tones and candied cherry-unusual this. For its light weight, strong red fruit and earth. Serious finish laced with licorice.
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Opened and had a glass. Initially the stems were dominating a bit too much. Put in the fridge and came back to it a couple of nights later. At that point, everything (including the stems) had integrated nicely and this was enjoyable. Solid Bourgogne. I’d give it a couple years of age.
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High tone aroma of redberry Forest and slightly bret, not too much trouble Excellent mid-palate, salty mineral and lingering acidity After breating, Oriental spices, Matsutake mushroom
It is 15 vintage so the fruit is a little dark and still feels heavy. Feel comfortable to drink and potential
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3/9/2024 - parinacota Likes this wine: 91 Points
Needs quite some air to open up. Afterwards very pleasant and with ample fruit. Better even on day 2.
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10/2/2023 - rawdealbuffy Likes this wine:
Absolutely gorgeous. Cherry cola, ripe raspberry, lemon thyme, fresh mushroom, and sweet tobacco. A harmony of primary fruit, earth, acid, and tannin. Will undoubtedly improve but if you have a few open and enjoy.
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6/19/2022 - tom_m1986 Likes this wine: 92 Points
aromas bounce out the glass from the get go. Ripe red fruit, smells stemmy, very aromatic.
On the palate the fruit is ripe, sweet raspberries and strawberries. gentle tannins with little grip. absolutely stunning wine.
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4/13/2021 - jerhardt wrote:
Some spritz / dissolved CO2 upon opening, ala Fourrier. A good shake and decant blows that off, and you are left with a robust, purple fruited, somewhat stylized burgundy. Certainly representative of the vintage, a solid bottle for the price, but where you rate it will definitely depend on style preference.
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2/8/2021 - hargy wrote: 87 Points
this is all bright berries and cherries - certainly not a subtle wine - not really my style
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9/12/2020 - jimyeni wrote: 89 Points
Ok to me. Had a character that made me think there was a light carbonic maceration maybe due to a whole cluster ferment? I could be mistaken.
Did have a lightness, peppery character and almost fizziness to it (no gas). Nothing special but nothing bad either.
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7/7/2020 - SeaWine wrote:
Enticing and complex aromatics, with cherry, spice, earth and rose notes. The palate couldn't match the excitement generated from the nose, but overall this was solid and enjoyable to drink. I don't recall any brett, and if there was, was not at all objectionable for me.
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6/3/2020 - hargy Likes this wine: 88 Points
an easy drinking bourgogne with the striking fruit very much to the fore - not for the long haul
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5/17/2019 - drwine2001 wrote:
Pale center, watery rim. Interesting aromatic combination of brambly tones and candied cherry-unusual this. For its light weight, strong red fruit and earth. Serious finish laced with licorice.
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3/21/2019 - B Paul wrote:
Opened and had a glass. Initially the stems were dominating a bit too much. Put in the fridge and came back to it a couple of nights later. At that point, everything (including the stems) had integrated nicely and this was enjoyable. Solid Bourgogne. I’d give it a couple years of age.
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3/23/2018 - Jeongyahn Likes this wine: 92 Points
High tone aroma of redberry
Forest and slightly bret, not too much trouble
Excellent mid-palate, salty mineral and lingering acidity
After breating, Oriental spices, Matsutake mushroom
It is 15 vintage so the fruit is a little dark and still feels heavy.
Feel comfortable to drink and potential
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3/3/2018 - Burgundy Al wrote:
La Paulée de San Francisco - Grand Tasting (The Fairmont - San Francisco CA): Tasting, brief note. Not quite as exciting as when tasted yesterday. Today it was still powerful and meaty, but there was also a faint hint of brett that detracted from the finesse and finish.
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3/3/2018 - Nanda wrote:
La Paulée de SF Grand Tasting (Fairmont Hotel, SF CA): Earthy, funky notes melded into black fruit. Tasty with that funky profile. Bright and fresh. Easy to drink now. 89-91
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3/2/2018 - Burgundy Al wrote: 91 Points
La Paulée de San Francisco - The Verticals (The Fairmont - San Francisco CA): Tasting, brief note. 15/14/13 vertical. Ripe and fleshy start, this is a powerful wine that could easily be mistaken for a convincing Gevrey. Long, rich and persistent finish.
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